Ronnie Scott's Charitable Foundation
Overview
Every year, the Foundation gives grants to grass root organisations providing affordable or free-to-attend summer schools, afterschool clubs, masterclasses, workshops and more. They also run their own programmes with activities including free monthly big band workshops for young musicians and sessions with established musicians in local schools. They also collect and distribute free musical instruments and equipment to grass roots organizations and schools via their biennial musical instrument amnesty.
Musical Instrument Amnesty
After their incredibly successful inaugural amnesty in July 2015, in October they held the second instrument amnesty to collect unused music instruments for subsequent donation to school aged children in the UK and overseas. The amnesty was a huge success with over 200 instruments collected, the majority in wonderful condition.
Every two years, they now collect and distribute musical instruments and equipment to organisations working with children in the UK and overseas during their ‘Instrument Amnesty’ (next one this July 2019). They also send out mixing desks to creative centres in remote places around the world (next project Uganda 2019).
They also help schools with the purchase of brand new instruments. Their grants to Goresbrook School in Barking & Dagenham in London have enabled them to acquire 28 instruments for their ‘Generation Big Band’ programme (see here). North Oxfordshire Academy in Banbury also beneficiated from their funding with the acquisition of 6 saxophones and 6 clarinets for North Oxfordshire’s fusion ensemble – ‘The Sambinos’ (see here).
Grants
The RSCF welcomes applications for funding under its ongoing grants scheme. Applications should normally be for sums between £250 and £10,000.
To apply, you must be a UK based organisation providing music and/or jazz educational programmes to youth living in challenging environments.
Enquiries
For enquiries contact their team on +44 (0) 0207 432 6935 or email at fatine@ronniescotts.co.uk.
Lines are open 10am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.